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... peace , make peace sting war " ( V.iv.83 ) , is no teacher , warrior king , or social healer , but a skilled technician , balancing political forces to keep city life intact . His coming rule of Athens will bring the city no ...
... peace , make peace sting war " ( V.iv.83 ) , is no teacher , warrior king , or social healer , but a skilled technician , balancing political forces to keep city life intact . His coming rule of Athens will bring the city no ...
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... Peace , peace ! Dost thou not see my baby at my breast , That sucks the nurse asleep . ( V.ii.307-309 ) So , approaching their tragic end , they do not change , but slide more into the plane of mythic abundance . Now Antony's delights ...
... Peace , peace ! Dost thou not see my baby at my breast , That sucks the nurse asleep . ( V.ii.307-309 ) So , approaching their tragic end , they do not change , but slide more into the plane of mythic abundance . Now Antony's delights ...
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... peace as more desirable . Shakespeare's earlier plays clothed peace in an aureole of wonder like the state itself . A united polis enjoys its blessings in a time of " smiling Plenty and fair prosperous days " ( Richard III , V.v.34 ) ...
... peace as more desirable . Shakespeare's earlier plays clothed peace in an aureole of wonder like the state itself . A united polis enjoys its blessings in a time of " smiling Plenty and fair prosperous days " ( Richard III , V.v.34 ) ...
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